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William S. McIlrath
William S. McIlrath

New York Times, Wednesday, September 27, 1989

5-Down : Means

Author:
William S. McIlrath
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J M Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
William S. McIlrath has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,568
Across
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Lardner's ___ Ike : ALIBI
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"___ Leaf," May-Matthau film : ANEW
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Retirement plans for Cleo's maid? : IRAS
14
Navigational system : LORAN
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Heavy, e.g. : ROLE
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Flatfish : SOLE
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Monday malaise in Mo.? : SAINTLOUISBLUES
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Strange : ODD
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Composed of: Suffix : EOUS
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Quantifies : RATES
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Eleven positions : ENDS
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Harold of comics : TEEN
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West Coast missionaries? : SANDIEGOPADRES
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Tartarus : HADES
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Played a Little? : APED
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She said ave to Artie : AVA
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Beloved of Galatea : ACIS
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Composer of "Gymnopédies" : SATIE
38
Coach a criminal : ABET
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Three, to Tasso : TRE
40
"Dove ___," Mozart aria : SONO
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Alarm : SCARE
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NASA boosters? : HOUSTONROCKETS
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Onetime Eagle precursor : LONE
47
Literary Leon : URIS
48
Daunt : APPAL
51
Budge : STIR
52
Remark : SAY
55
Earth tones along Lake Erie? : CLEVELANDBROWNS
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Thin : RARE
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Three, in Bonn : DREI
61
Clear the X's and O's : ERASE
62
Witnessed : EYED
63
Oboe, e.g. : REED
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Mail clerk's device : DATER
Down
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Further : ALSO
2
Burden : LOAD
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Gladiolus or crocus : IRID
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Baseball's Johnson, executive Hall-of-Famer : BAN
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Means : INTENDS
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Excite : AROUSE
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Entre ___ : NOUS
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Biblical priest : ELI
9
Former catcher Westrum : WES
10
Long or Ellis : ISLAND
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49-0 score, e.g. : ROUT
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Protected from winds at sea : ALEE
13
Mtg. : SESS
18
Lombard city : LODI
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Cabbage or moola : BREAD
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Carbon-compound suffixes : ENES
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Antelope of Africa : TOPI
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Rapier's relative : EPEE
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Spinal bone: Comb. form : SACRO
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Farewell from 50 Down : ADIEU
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Jacksonville bowl : GATOR
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Dirhams are spent here : RABAT
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Tinker's receiver : EVERS
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Glut : SATE
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Biblical verb : HATH
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In a bit : SOON
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British princess : ANNE
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Top cards : ACES
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Shoulder fur : STOLE
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Moved hastily : SKIRRED
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Toiled for Legree : SLAVED
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Bested : OUTDID
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Baby's bed : CRIB
48
Parcel of land : ACRE
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Inge product : PLAY
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Mère's spouse : PERE
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Snick-or-___ : SNEE
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Hit a fly : SWAT
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Faulkner character : ANSE
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North Sea feeder : YSER
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Pres., e.g. : LDR
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"Some ___ born great ... ": Shak. : ARE
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"___ pro nobis" : ORA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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